“You’ve seen from a couple of the guys what’s possible,” said Salmond.

“You’ve also seen them take seven wickets against a top team. They should keep fighting and you just never know.”

Scotland were all out for 142 after 36.2 overs, a total that many feared would not be reached when they were reduced to 12-4 in the fifth over, with Calum MacLeod, Hamish Gardiner and captain Preston Mommsen all walking early on without registering a run.

A partnership between Machan (56) and Berrington (50) steadied the ship.

George Salmond in action against Australia at the 1999 Cricket World Cup